Our Christmas Recap

To start off, we hope everyone had a GREAT Christmas. And we wish you all a Happy New Year. We really love this time of the year at our house, it is sad to see it come and go, but we are looking forward to a fresh new year. We started our Christmas celebrating on Christmas Eve at Shane's mom and dad's house with all the Olsen cousins. We had dinner, made gingerbread houses, played games, read a book, and exchanged gifts. Santa even sent one of his elfs to deliver PJ's for the kids!

Christmas morning was spent at our own home. We invited Grandpa & Grandma Oberg & Justin over to join us. It was great fun. The only part not so fun was trying to wake Bricker up on Christmas morning. Needless to say, he didn't care at all that Santa had left him presents. All he wanted to do was sleep! We got it on camera, but I can't figure out how to get it on here. I will keep trying to figure it out, cause it is funny to watch! We did eventually get him up, but he was a grump until he saw what Santa left him and Madelyn. Christmas day ended up bringing more surprises as a huge snow storm came in later that afternoon. Grandma & Grandpa & Justin ended up having a sleep over with us cause the road back to Tremonton was shut down. We had such great fun and we are so thankful for all our family and friends!

And this is my dorky hubby, but you can't help but love him! The kids gave him this hat for Christmas, the flaps fold down over his ears. I actually took Bricker shopping and let him pick out what he wanted to give his Daddy and this is what we came home with. Turns out Shane loves the hat and he has only taken it off to sleep!

Let It Snow!

We got snow! This was taken Saturday morning. We had some fun playing in it and even went for a wagon ride in it. It was extra fun because we had family visiting from California and they were not used to the snow. We were able to show them just how FUN the snow can be!

The Impossible Happens

Well my little brother Andy got married this last weekend. What had once seemed impossible happened! And we couldn't be happier for him! He found a great girl, we love her. It was a busy weekend for us. We had family staying with us at our house for the wedding, but we enjoyed every minute of it. My Aunt from California was able to come up and stay and my mom from Boise. They had asked Madelyn to be a flower girl and Bricker to carry the rings. He only dropped them 3 times! Opps! Anyways it was a great weekend. CONGRATS Andy & Sammy!

Big Kid Do's

Well my baby's are growing up. It's SAD! I took Bricker for his first hair cut (not by mom or dad) this last Saturday. I had been telling Shane it needed cut for awhile, but he likes Brickers hair longer. Well I decided one day it was looking pretty awful so I at least tried to trim around the ears and keep the top long for Shane. Well Shane came home and saw it and made fun of my cutting job! How Rude!! I guess I'm only good when it comes to cutting it all short. So we had to make a trip to town to get it fixed. But if you ask me, it doesn't look too much different from when I cut it short. Now about our other little one. Well she is finally getting some hair to do something with after almost 2 years! And best of all, she likes to get her hair done, so she sits still the whole time! I let her entertain herself with her toothbrush while I do it. It's so much fun!

Christmas Count Down

We love this time of the year at our house. It is a great time to remember our savior and help those in need. This year Bricker is really excited about Christmas, so today we made a Christmas countdown for him out of paper. He can take a ring off everyday until Christmas. It is so much fun to see the kids get excited about Christmas. I hope we can all slow down this month and just remember the things most important in life and ENJOY it.

Horses, Horses, Horses

For those of you who know Shane, you know his LOVE for horses. It seems lately every spare minute of time he has is spent with the horses. His recent kick has been hooking up a team of horses to a wagon. Our family has been on several rides lately. The kids love it, and it works great around nap time, cause it puts the kids to sleep! Plus, we've pretty much got a zoo going on in Young Ward, there are lots of crazy animals to take a ride and see. It's GREAT! So if anyone wants a ride, come on over. He also brought the horses into our house the other day. Who knows what the neighbors where thinking, but OH WELL! We let the kids ride them around on the road anyways. It was great fun!

Play Time

I've found myself getting a little tired lately with picking up toys day after day. I thought having a playroom would help, all it has done is keep the toys in one room, that is always a mess! The kids help, but how much can a 3 and 1 year old really help? Well they've taught me a lesson... PLAY: to make a BIG mess with TOYS! I guess not everything has to be perfect and in its own place all the time. Lets have some fun.